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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pat sing?
(a) A love song to Ireland.
(b) A lament about a laughing soldier killed for the Irish cause.
(c) A dramatic song about the IRA.
(d) A humorous song about England.

2. During the conversation, what does Pat comment about the fight of the IRA for independence?
(a) It is never over.
(b) It is over.
(c) It has just begun.
(d) It is almost over.

3. Pat comes back in with Monsewer and Meg tells him what?
(a) That the prisoner's room is prepared.
(b) What is happening to the British prisoner.
(c) That dinner is ready.
(d) What is happening to the Irish prisoner.

4. What does Meg tell Teresa about Monswer?
(a) He is a great man.
(b) He is a strange man.
(c) He is a spy.
(d) He is a horrible man.

5. What does the officer do when Pat says he needs to go out to get the money before he will allow the prisoner to stay?
(a) He reaches for his gun.
(b) He shoves Pat.
(c) He leaves to get the money.
(d) He runs out the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Pat insist from the officer?

2. What does Pat promise Teresa if she can keep her mouth shut?

3. Pat comments that when he first arrived, Monsewer spoke nothing but what?

4. What does the officer tell Meg and Teresa to do?

5. What does Monsewer think about Irish martyrs?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what does Pat sing?

2. Of what does the Soldier try to convince Meg?

3. Why does Meg appear? What does the Officer think of this?

4. What story does Teresa tell?

5. Does the IRA officer want to keep the prisoner at this house? Why or why not?

6. What takes place between the Soldier and Teresa when they are first alone?

7. What happens when music comes on the radio? How do the characters' actions change when the British soldier enters?

8. What do Meg and Pat think about the treaty that was signed?

9. What happens when gunshots are heard?

10. What does the Soldier ask the Volunteer? What is the Volunteer's response?

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